This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish an Advance Directive Certification Program. Under the program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall grant accreditation to advance directive vendors that meet specified accreditation criteria.

CMS shall establish procedures for an eligible beneficiary to register the adoption of a certified advance directive under the program. Beneficiary registration in the program shall be optional, but each eligible beneficiary who adopts and registers a certified advance directive shall receive a one-time incentive payment.

CMS shall provide for related education and outreach.

]]>Introduced in Senate00Short Titles as IntroducedMedicare Choices Empowerment and Protection ActOfficial Title as IntroducedA bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to encourage Medicare beneficiaries to voluntarily adopt advance directives guiding the medical care they receive.Display TitleMedicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act(Extracted from GPO) Short Titles as IntroducedMedicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act115DChristopherSen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]CoonsA.C00108819848297DEC001088S2112017-07-11ssfi00Finance Committee0SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.IntroReferralIntroReferral2017-07-11Introduced in Senate9Library of Congress100002017-07-11HR31812017-07-20Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act115Identical billCRSMedicare Choices Empowerment and Protection ActHealthGovernment information and archivesHealth information and medical recordsLicensing and registrationsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicareRight of privacySenateHealth2017-07-11Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.2017-07-11T21:28:38ZReferred tossfi00StandingSenateFinance Committee1.0.0C001075CassidyBill2017-07-11Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]True79641925C001075RLAB001261BarrassoJohn2017-07-11Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]TrueB00126118818300RWYB001267BennetMichael2017-07-11Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]TrueF.B00126719658302DCO2019-02-16T00:58:27Z15302017-07-12T00:26:35Ztext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.Congressional Research Service, Library of CongressThis file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.